daffodil
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daffodil¹
- /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/
Where it comes from
Variant of Middle English affodill (“ramson”), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos), of Pre-Greek origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs (compare adder, apron, newt, nickname, orange and umpire for this rebracketing process). Doublet of asphodel.
noun daffodils · affodill · daffadil
- A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales. When daffadils begin to peere, / With heigh the Doxy ouer the dale, / Why then comes in the ſweet o’ the yeere, / For the red blood raigns in yͤ winters pale.
- A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil. Where ships of purple gently toss / On seas of daffodil, / Fantastic sailors mingle, / And then—the wharf is still.
adjective more daffodil · most daffodil · affodill · daffadil
- Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Daffodil²
Where it comes from
From the daffodil flower, used since the end of the 19th century.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. "Pansy would be his wife," Delia guessed. "Yes, and the baby's name is Daffodil, can you believe it?" "There's a baby?" "And it wasn't even a springtime baby! It was born in October!"
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noun flower
| Español | narciso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나팔 수선화 napal suseonhwa |
| 日本語 | ラッパズイセン rappazuisen |
| 中文 | 黃水仙 /黄水仙 huáng shuǐxiān |
| हिन्दी | नरगिस nargis, नर्गिस nargis |
| Kiswahili | nasisa |
| Português | narciso |
| Français | jonquille, narcisse |
| Deutsch | Narzisse, Osterglocke |
| Italiano | narciso |
| Ελληνικά | νάρκισσος nárkissos |
| Română | narcisă |
| Русский | нарци́сс narcíss |
| Tiếng Việt | thủy tiên |
| العربية | نَرْجُس بَرِّيّ narjus barriyy |
| עברית | נרקיס narkís |
Talk about this word "daffodil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daffodil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. daffodil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daffodil "daffodil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daffodil.Cite this
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title = {daffodil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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